The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-07

The knights of Labor, Union
Trades, Union Labor party, with
other organizations, have been hold
ing a protraeted meeting and enjoy
ing grand picnic, at Pfttsburg.
The,partisan conduct of the G.
A. R. men at the recent Wheeling
Reunion is denounced by fair mind.
ed men and honest Journals through.
out the country, and it should be.
Democratic boys, what are you
doing toward organizing your party
for the great battle of 1888. The
enemy, mind you, is always on the
alert, and see that you are too.
Escaped Russian Nihilists have
formed an anti-Russian Society
The next thing in order is for the
escaped American gentry in Cana
da to form an anti-Annexation So
ciety.
The recent insults offered our
President by the Republican parti-
zans of the G. A. R., is cementing
the Democratic party all over the
country. When Democrats are mi
ted, we can safely predict the re-
suit in 1888. Another Democratic
President.
The Henay George party kicked
out the Socialists at Syracuse, and
now the Socialists have kicked out
the Henry George party. The per-
formanee is suspected of being re-
vised version of the Kilkenny cat
tragedy.
The United States under a Dem
ocratic Administration, has paid out
for pensions, in the last year nearly
one-third more than the combined
pension payments of all the other
Governments on the globe Never
mind the flags SO long as we get the
Doodle -Er.
The claim which Republicans
make that the Republican party
f'on foot and alone" saved the IN
ion in the conflict with the Con
federate States, is all slush. The
Union was saved by the Union
army and many of the boys in blue
were, and still are, Democrats.
The people of Fan Clare are very
much excited over the prospect of
having 100000 acres of valuable
lands thrown open for settlement.
If the ADMINISTRATION keeps up the
merry work of recIaiming forfeited
lands and making them subject to
settlement, the English Liberalist's
idea of a cow and an acre of ground
tor each man may be realized.
The Republicans claim that their
party furnished the soldiers that
put down the rebellion. The truth
is that the majority of Union sold
iers, We're Democrats. In other
words the Democrats put down
the rebellion, because there were
over 200, 900 more Democratic sold
iers than there were Republicans in
the Union army.
The situation in Ireland assumes
a more alarming phase. Prepar-
ations are being made for an i'm
mense mass meeting in the County
Clare in defiance of the Govern
ment's proclamation. Trouble is
expected. Only spark is needed
to ignite the infamabIe materials of
sedition. The coming clash may
parcipitate movement whose re-
suit no one prophesy.
There seems to be no doubt a
strong reaction has set in in the
State of Iowa against prohibition
and in favor of a return to license
system. High license and anti-mo.
nOPoly promise to be the important
factors in the political contest il
that State this Fall. Prominent
anti-monopoIy demands are for the
creation of an elective railway com.
mission and the reduction of rail
way fare to two cents a mile. A
secret movement has been organized
against Prohibition within the Re
publican party. with its headquar
tiers at Dies Moines, where business
has suffered because of Prohibition
Bob Lincoln denies that he hal
any political aspirations whatever
He says that he has had enough a
the wear and tear of politics, ant
wants to devote his time and atten